Weekly Parent BulletinWeek Commencing 22 July 2024

Is your child READY TO LEARN? 

• Increasingly, students are not bringing the correct equipment to school.  
• Please check their equipment over the weekend and purchase a stock of items.  
• All students are expected to have:

1. Black or blue pen
2. Green pen
3. Pencil
4. Eraser
5. Ruler (15 cm) 
6. Calculator
7. Protractor
8. Pencil Case

Contact your child's tutor if you need any guidance here and thanks for your support. 

Upcoming Events:

• Year 10 Career Event – Monday 22 July
• Silver Duke of Edinburgh Presentation – Monday 22 July
• Year 10 Mock Interviews – Tuesday 23 July
• Year 10 University Visit – Wednesday 24 July

Results Days:

• A Level Results Day - Thursday 15 August 9:00am-9:30am
• GCSE Results Day - Thursday 22 August 2024 9:00am-10:00am

Parental Engagement:

• Last Day of Term, School Finishes at 1pm – Thursday 25 July
• Start of Autumn Term – Wednesday 4 September

We have an exciting programme of careers events and visiting speakers during the last week of half term.

• Monday 22nd July  -  Apprenticeships workshop, Post- 16 planning, Finance, Interview preparation
• Tuesday 23rd July - Each student will have a one to one interview with a local employer.  They will talk about their work experience, plans for the future, skills.
• Wednesday 24th July - all year 10 will visit the University of Nottingham for a day of careers talks and a tour of the campus.  

Early in Year 11, we will have an additional event for the students with visiting speakers and representatives from some local colleges.  There will also be a parent meeting about how to help guide your teen through their steps as a post-16.

Mrs P Barrett - Careers Coordinator

We are kindly asking for parents and carers to work with us, to make drop-off and pick-up times safer for our community. Please note:

• Robin Hood Gymnastics Club have received a number of complaints from members and neighbours regarding the misuse of parking spaces, during NFS drop-off and pick-up times by parents and carers. 
• Many parent/carer vehicles are being parked very awkwardly and unsafely, obstructing traffic flow.
• Some parents are exiting the one-way system incorrectly, posing risks to pedestrians (particularly the young children who walk to our club with their parents)

Please can all relevant parents and carers:

• Use Haydn Road parking spaces near the front our school, or consider parking further down Haydn Road.
• Do not use Robin Hood Gymnastics Club car park, which is dedicated for its business operations only. 

As ever, we are sincerely grateful for your help with this important health and safety issue.

Nottingham Free School

Please have a look at these Nottingham City Council organised activities that you may want your child to engage in this summer!